Hematemesis With Gastric Laceration After Tattooing a Polyp With Purified Carbon: A Review of the Literature.

Endoscopic tattooing is a simple and effective technique for marking small lesions, so they can be localized during surgery or in later endoscopies. Various agents can be used such as India ink or a solution of purified carbon particles. The number of complications from tattooing is relatively small, but not rare.